Illegal firearms seized

Illegal firearms seized

Anthony Soufflé/ Chicago Tribune

An assortment of weapons representing the types seized by members of the Chicago Police Department in the first two weeks of the new year sit on display prior to a press conference to discuss the city's growing number of illegal firearms at the Gresham (6th) District in Chicago.

An assortment of weapons representing the types seized by members of the Chicago Police Department in the first two weeks of the new year sit on display prior to a press conference to discuss the city's growing number of illegal firearms at the Gresham (6th) District in Chicago. (Anthony Soufflé/ Chicago Tribune)

An assortment of weapons representing the types seized by members of the Chicago Police Department in the first two weeks of the new year sit on display prior to a press conference to discuss the city's growing number of illegal firearms at the Gresham (6th) District in Chicago.